Distribution: Endemic to Colombia, where it is found in thick woodland, disturbed cloud forest, and on roadsides along the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in southern Chocó and Valle Depts., at elevations of 675-1990(-2800) m.

Local names: quereme rosa (Chocó), uvito (Valle), quereme (Valle).

Uses: In Valle local inhabitants have reported to me that the fruits are edible, and flowers are sold in the markets in Cali (Pérez-Arbeláez s.n.). Killip 34759 notes that "boys present a branch of this [plant] to girls (and vice versa) to make them fall in love." The beauty of this species is its undoing. Local inhabitants and entrepreneurs uproot plants of C. adenophora, C. quereme, and C. tryphera, and then cut off the floriferous branch-tips for sale in Cali, leaving the uprooted plants to die. These three species have very restricted ranges and are becoming progressively threatened and endangered.